The man in the White House : his powers and duties / by Wilfred E. Binkley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Binkley, Wilfred E. (Wilfred Ellsworth), 1883-1965.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Presidents--United States.

Presidents.

Physical Description:

310 p.

Edition:

Johns Hopkins paperback ed.

Place of Publication:

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Every chapter of the book brings a fresh and authoritative approach to an office and an institution that is the subject of searching debates today.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

I: The Presidency as an Institution

II: Apprenticeship for the Presidency

III: Pressures on the President

IV: The Influence of Nominating Methods

V: The Presidency as Molded by the Campaign and Election

VI: The President as Party Leader

VII: The President and Congress

VIII: The President as Chief Legislator

IX: The Chief Executive

X: Implementing the Presidency

XI: The Commander-in-Chief

XII: The President as Chief Diplomat

XIII: The Vice-Presidency and Succession to the Presidency

XIV: The President as a National Symbol

Bibliography

Index

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

R

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T

U

V

W

XYZ.

Notes:

"Originally published, 1958"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 298-304) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-8018-9615-0

OCLC:

592756397